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Friday July 24,1936

diary 2The story continues with the second journal.  This is an entry from her personal diary, by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. Click here to read more

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Here’s what else was happening 80-years-ago today

 

Eleanor Holm’s teammates arranged a petition asking American Olympic Committee Chairman Avery Brundage to reinstate her. German officials told Brundage, “she has been punished enough and discipline is bound to prevail after this public warning.”

The heat returns in the Midwest. It is the hottest day in Nebraska history with 42 cities hitting all-time record highs.  The hottest temperature recorded in Minden, Ne at 118 degrees.

Surrender of Red Soldiers, Somosierra, Madrid - Google Art Project.jpg

The Battle of Guadarrama was fought, resulting in Republican victory.

A human speaking clock prior to the invention of automated equipment

Customer information on the Speaking ClockA speaking clock service was introduced in the United Kingdom.

 

 

 

 

The French right-wing press led by L’Écho de Paris attacked France’s policy of support for the Spanish Republic, arguing it would could lead France into open conflict with Germany and Italy.

 

Popeye gets movin’

Amelia took delivery of the Electra on July 24, 1936, her 39th birthday
Chicago Daily Tribune July 24, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune July 24, 1936

Thursday July 23, 1936

diary 2The story continues with the second journal.  This is an entry from her personal diary, by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. Click here to read more

No post today

Here’s what else was happening 80-years-ago today

Eleanor Holm c. 1936.jpgEleanor Holm was suspended from the U.S. Olympic swimming team for attending drinking parties while aboard the SS Manhattan transporting the athletes to Germany

 

 

 

 

Alf Landon formally accepted the Republican nomination for president before a crowd of 80,000 in Topeka, Kansas. “If I am elected chief executive of this nation, I propose to restore our government to an efficient as well as constitutional basis”, Landon declared.

The Nationalist side in the Spanish Civil War set up a government (Junta) in Burgos.

Women pleading with rebels for lives of Republican prisoners, Constantina, Seville, 1936.

White Terror: The Nationalists took over Granada and began killing anyone suspected of Republican leanings.

The French government decided to aid the Spanish Republic in the Civil War.

 

 

 

Chicago Daily Tribune July 23, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune July 23, 1936